At the heart of an affair, you will often find yourself longing and yearning for an emotional connection, for novelty, for freedom, for autonomy, for sexual intensity, a wish to recapture lost parts of yourself or an attempt to bring back vitality - Esther Perel. You have found yourself in an extramarital affair for reasons unique to you. Some reasons you are aware of and others you may be unclear about. In this episode, we dive into these reasons. I sit down with Lauren LaRusso, a trauma-informed psychotherapist who has helped countless individuals and couples process extramarital affairs impacting their lives. Infidelity has affected her life, my life, and countless others we love and care about. It became a clear path for her to make it her mission to help others through, heal, and grow from an affair. For more support and individual coaching programs and expert guidance for your own unique situation, visit me on Instagram @divorceredefined or send me an email at [email protected] FREEBIE: Is This Still My Forever Person? https://divorceredefined.cindystibbard.com/opt-in-6a63c29e-c38f-4b9b-a944-20c9f5a02a0d